Music

Here is some of my favorite music. It is grouped into three categories which I categorize as: Japanese Pop, Alternative, and CCM genres. I also enjoy some other music types ( choir, blues, and some rock or country) which are not yet listed here. Most of the web links I list also provide sample music to listen to. But please note that I try to keep these links updated but they sometimes change.

My friend, Hideyuki from Tokyo taught me all about J-pop and it is great stuff. It has become some of my favorite music and I often listen to it while I workout or run. Try it for yourself and see if you don't agree. And if you have different taste in music, there are many other Jpop music genres to suit any musical style. In some cases, I have listed the official artist's homepages. But remember, these are just a few websites where you can hear some of this music. Most Jpop artists have many other fan pages. And the great thing about this is that you can find some great Jpop MP3's and videos on some of the file sharing servers , or via download torrents, or even on web sites. Remember I am only suggesting you use these servers to listen to the music, not to take the place of buying a CD from an artist you like...but you can go to www.download.com and search for "MP3" or try p2p servers, like Bit Torrent or one of many others. I suggest you stay away from Limeware and Kazaa though, since they install spyware on your computer along with the program installation. I have found Sogou to be a really great source to find Mp3's in recent times (thanks to my Taiwanese friend, Oppo).

Jpop
Yuzu
(my personal favorite)
Yui
Glay
Soul Super Sonics
Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Mr. Children
19
TM Revolution
Gackt
Ellegarden
AAA
Ikimonogakari
V6/Coming Century

Alternative / Rock / Pop
Elvis Costello
Radiohead
Foo Fighters
Human League
Roxy Music
Big Audio Dynamite
OMD
The Alarm
Gin Blossoms
Midnight Oil
REM
Adam Ant
Indigo Girls
Peter Bjorn And John
Santana
The Cure
The Cars
Queen
Green Day
U2
The Smiths
Rush
Fleetwood Mac

Blondie
Pretenders


CCM
Small Town Poets
Caedmon's Call
Sonic Flood
DCTalk / Tait
Jennifer Knapp
Michael W. Smith
Steven Curtis Chapman
Jars of Clay
Jim Cole

For some more interesting music samples, listen to my VOX blog here:
http://binaryboy.vox.com/



..or listen to my Pandora Radio Station at the top right of this page.